(Eagle News) – Malacanang said it welcomed an earlier pronouncement made by United States ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim who assured the Philippine government that the US is “trying to reach an early resolution on the Balangiga bells.” “The Balangiga bells, as the President mentioned, are an important part of our national heritage,” said Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella in a statement. “The Philippine government will continue to work with the US to pave […]
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President Duterte tells US gov’t: “Give us back those Balangiga bells, they are ours”
(Eagle News) – “Give us back those Balangiga bells. They are ours. They belong to the Philippines. They are part of our national heritage.” Thus did President Rodrigo Duterte make his demand to the United States government to return the Balangiga church bells taken by the US forces in 1901 as a war booty during the Philippine American war. The President referred to the historical pain attached to the Balangiga Bells which were taken by […]





